FOURTH OF JULY

       They plucked the sun from heaven,
       They plucked three shining stars,
       Set these in a spotless triangle
       Besides two parallel bars.

       One bar was crimson sunset,
       The other was azure sky,
       They vowed by the sun and the
             shining stars
        For freedom they'd live and die.

        White were the souls they offered
        Red was the blood they shed,
        Blue was the great undying flame
        That haloed each martyr head.

        Behold the flag in its glory,
        On this fourth of July,
        Vow by the sun and the shining stars
        For freedom, live and die.

        Copy write from:  AMPARO R. ASUNCION